Halfway Nursery Infant School
Station Road, Halfway, Sheffield, S20 3GU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Shepherd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Halfway Nursery Infant and Junior School Federation
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 107038
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142482360
About this school
Halfway Nursery Infant School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 197 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Halfway Nursery Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halfway Nursery Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 23.6% | 197 | — |
| Shortbrook Primary School | 90% | 6.3% | 67.1% | 131 | 0.2 miles |
| Halfway Junior School | 69% | 4.4% | 30.9% | 200 | 0.3 miles |
| Waterthorpe Infant School | — | 9.3% | 40.9% | 123 | 0.7 miles |
| Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School | 59% | 5.6% | 42% | 159 | 0.7 miles |
| Mosborough Primary School | 69% | 5% | 13.6% | 417 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.57%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.58%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shortbrook Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Halfway Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Waterthorpe Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Mosborough Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Anston Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Halfway Nursery Infant School teach?
- Halfway Nursery Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Halfway Nursery Infant School?
- The headteacher of Halfway Nursery Infant School is Mrs Debbie Shepherd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Halfway Nursery Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halfway Nursery Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Halfway Nursery Infant School?
- Halfway Nursery Infant School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Halfway Nursery Infant School full?
- Halfway Nursery Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 197 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Halfway Nursery Infant School a faith school?
- No. Halfway Nursery Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Halfway Nursery Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Halfway Nursery Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Halfway Nursery Infant School?
- Halfway Nursery Infant School is part of the Halfway Nursery Infant and Junior School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Halfway Nursery Infant School's absence rate?
- Halfway Nursery Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Halfway Nursery Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Halfway Nursery Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.